Sequoia National Forest

Newsroom - 2009

Sequoia News Feed

November

• Wildland Fire Season Officially Ends (11/19)
• Investigation Reveals The Cause Of The Power Fire (11/17)
• Property Owners Hazard Reduction Burning Begins Tuesday (11/16)
• Sequoia National Forest to Host Public Workshops - Reminder (11/13)
• Fire Discovered Burning Along Moorhouse Creek (11/10)
• Restoration Project  Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Piute Fire (11/4)
• In Celebration of Veterans Day Sequoia National Forest will be waiving camping fees at Auxiliary Dam, Old Isabella Road, South Fork Recreation Area and Camp 9 Day Use Area (11/3)

October

• Forest Service Seeks Public Comment On Kern River Whitewater Access Improvements (10/15)
• Belknap Campground CLOSED for Repairs (10/15)
• MyForest Summit - Connecting Youth to the Outdoors (10/13)
• Forest Service Prepares for Prescribed Burning Project (10/9)
• Forest Service Preparing for Fall Prescribed Burns (10/9)
• Public Meeting Scheduled for Science Review Process For the Giant Sequoia National Monument (10/8)
• Sequoia National Forest Announces the Release of the Motorized Travel Management Final Environmental Impact Statement for 30-Day comment period (10/8)
• Upper Kern River Field Trip: A step towards resolving sanitation and resource damage issues (10/5)
• Forest Service Offices Closed for Columbus Day (10/4)

September

• Power Fire Update - Final (9/30)
• Power Fire Update (9/29)
• Power Fire Update (9/28)
• Fire Burning Along Highway 190 -Highway Closed-
• Upper Kern River Field Trip Scheduled - Reminder!
• The 2nd annual MyForest Summit for junior high school age youth is scheduled this weekend. (9/23)
• Drilling Work To Begin At Auxiliary Dam (9/22)
• Fire Burns 45 Acres Near Ponderosa (9/15)
• The Civilian Conservation Corp Camp at Havilah (9/4)
• MyForest Summit - Connecting Youth to the Outdoors (9/4)
• Giant Sequoia National Monument Recreation Update for Labor Day Weekend (9/3)

August

• Students Wanted:  Love of the Outdoors (8/31)
• Three Fires Burning Near Kernville (8/31)
• Efforts Ongoing to Clean Up the Tule River (8/26)
• Suction Dredging Management on NFS Lands (8/25)
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Direction and Vision for America's Forests (8/14)
• Corral Fire under investigation as local firefighters fight the blaze (8/7)
• Lake Isabella Forest Order In Effect Will Not Impact Recreation Areas (8/6)

July

• Recreation Fees At Work (7/31)
• Fire and Smoke (7/31)
• Be Safe on Your National Forests: What to do if you Encounter a Marijuana Cultivation Site (7/28)
• Piute Mountains Forest Order In Effect (7/23)
• Firefighters Battle Wildland Fire Near Lake Isabella (7/23)
• Meetings Scheduled to Present New Recreation and Rental Opportunities (7/20)
• Forest Service Meets With Private Boaters (7/17)
• Lake Isabella Field Trip Scheduled (7/15)
• New Rental Cabins to be Available Next Spring (7/13)
• Fire Spread Stops in the Golden Trout Wilderness (7/10)
• Fire Begins Slowing Down in the Golden Trout Wilderness (7/6)
• Fire Continues to Burn in the Golden Trout Wilderness (7/3)
• Downed power lines cause "French" Fire (7/2)
• Kern Plateau Lion Fire Sparked by Recent Thunderstorm Activity (7/1)
• Fireworks Prohibited In Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest (7/1)

June

• Fire fighters respond to Wildland fire during the Night (6/28)
• Lightning Starts New Fire in the Golden Trout Wilderness (6/26)
• Reforestation of McNally Fire One Acre at a Time (6/25)
• July 4th Open House and Barbeque at Buck Rock Lookout (6/23)
• Forest Service Prepares For Busy July 4th Holiday (6/23)
• Wildland Fire Consumes 75 Acres and Temporarily Closes Highway 190 (6/22)
• Public Protection: French Meadow Closed (6/19)
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names New Chief For U.S. Forest Service (6/17)
• Forest Service To Host Kern River Boaters Meeting (6/12)
• Construction Closure Of South Creek Road (6/5)
• Recent Fire Discovered Burning in Giant Sequoia Tree (6/3)
• Recent Thunderstorm Activity Sparks Several New Fires (6/3)
• 1st Annual Sporting Clay-Shoot Fundraiser at the heart of local Wildland Firefighters (6/1)

May

• Recent Human-Caused Fires Raises Concerns for Fire Officials (5/27)
• Two Meetings for the Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan - Alternative Development (5/20)
• Recent Thunderstorm Activity Results In Lightning Fire (5/20)
• Prescribed Burning Begins Around Hume Lake (5/19)
• Fire Officials Announce 2009 Fire Season (5/18)
• Giant Sequoia National Monument Recreation Update for Memorial Day Weekend (5/18)
• Firefighters Battle First Wildland Fire Of The Season In The Piute Mountains (5/17)
• Forest Service Welcomes Memorial Day Visitors (5/15)
• Forest Order in Effect to Close French Meadow Dispersed Fire Exempt Area (5/14)
• Celebrating National Wildfire Awareness Week May 3-9 (5/1)

April

• Celebrating National Wildfire Awareness Week May 3-9 (5/1)
• Piute Fire Restoration Field Trip Scheduled (4/30)
• Last 6-days to Share Your Viewpoint For the Giant Sequoia National Monument (4/29)
• Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at Hume Lake (4/17)
• U.S. Forest Service Hosts Two Public Meetings To Summarize Public Comments for Lake Isabella (4/8)
• Forest Service Performs Third Snow Survey of the Season (4/7)
• Courtney Sentenced to 15 Years for Starting Fires, Deaths of two Firefighters (4/2)
• Sequoia Extends Forest Travel Management Project Comment period to April 20 (4/1)

March

• The 60-Day Comment Period on the Sequoia National Forest Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement Ends March 31, 2009 (3/23)
• 2009 Isabella Lake Fishing Derby News (3/21)
• Planning Begins for Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan - April meeting dates announced (3/19)
• Woodcutting Permits Available (3/19)
• Sequoia National Forest to Release Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Public Review (3/18)
• Planning Begins for Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan (3/17)
• UPDATE CONSTRUCTION DELAYED ON DAVIS ROAD (3/13)
• Woodcutting Permits Available (3/10)
• Travel Management Meeting for Lake Isabella Scheduled at Senior Center - Meeting Location Change (3/6)
• Travel Management Meeting for Lake Isabella Scheduled in Kernville (3/4)

February

• 2009 Isabella Lake Fishing Derby News (2/26)
• Forest Service Seeks Public Comment On Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Application (2/23)
• Forest Service And Whitewater Outfitter Guides Relationship Benefits Kern River Valley (2/20)
• Members Sought for Forest Service Advisory Committee in Tulare and Kern Counties (2/11)
• Camp Nelson Fuel Treatments Accomplished (2/11)
• Camp 9 Receives A New Look Using Recreation Enhancement Act Fees Collected (2/5)
• Forest Service Will initiate prescribed burning On two community "Defensible Space" projects (2/4)
• Construction Begins On Davis Road (2/4)
• Camping Costs Rise in 2009 (2/3)

January

• New Partnership For Sequoia National Forest (1/30)
• Planning for Piute Fire Recovery in Sequoia National Forest Under Way (1/23)
• Sequoia National Forest to Release Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Public Review (1/16)
• New Schedule! Two Public Workshops Scheduled to discuss the Recreation Enhancement Act: the Tool that Helps Provide Recreation Opportunities (1/13)
• Two Public Workshops Scheduled to discuss the Recreation Enhancement Act: the Tool that Helps Provide Recreation Opportunities (1/6)
• NEW Free Motor Vehicle Map Available for Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument

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